Caledonian is a geographical term used to refer to places, species, or items in or from Scotland, or particularly the Scottish Highlands. It derives from Caledonia, the Roman name for the area of modern Scotland.
Caledonian is also used to refer to places or people in or from New Caledonia.
Caledonian may also refer to:
Transport
- Caledonian (ship), several ships with the name
- Caledonian (locomotive), an early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- The Caledonian, discontinued British passenger train
- Caledonian Airways, former Scottish airline
- Caledonian Canal, between Inverness and Fort William, Scotland
- Caledonian Railway, former Scottish railway company
- Caledonian Railway (Brechin), preserved steam railway
- Caledonian Road (disambiguation), the name of several places in London, England
- Caledonian Sleeper, a sleeper train service in Scotland
Sports
- Caledonian F.C., former football club from Inverness
- Caledonian Ground, sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Caledonian Stadium, football stadium in Inverness, home ground of Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
- The Caledonian Cup, a tournament held each year by Scottish Pro Wrestling
Other uses
- Caledonians, an ancient tribal confederation
- Caledonian orogeny, a geological event
- Caledonian Brewery, in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Caledonian Forest, the native woodland of Highland Scotland
- Caledonian Hall, a historic building in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Caledonian-Record, a newspaper published in Vermont, USA
- Glasgow Caledonian University, in Glasgow, Scotland
It is also used by Scottish institutions or societies around the world, or by groups with Scottish ancestry. For example, the Caledonian Club in London.